Watson Institute

Watson Institute

Preceptor

United States · Part-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 42 days ago
Project ManagementExcelSAPLeadershipCommunicationMentoringAdaptability

About the role

  • Watson Institute's Alumni have been selected to Y Combinator, the Echoing Green Fellowship, and 11 have been named to Forbes' 30 under 30 lists.
  • Alums continue their education at Harvard University, New York University, and Princeton University, among others.

Responsibilities

  • Your advice and support are integral to their experience at Watson Institute.
  • Watson Institute will provide this form to you following the orientation with your onboarding materials. *New responsibilities may develop as the Preceptor position evolves.

Requirements

  • Detail-Oriented: You are meticulous and have excellent organizational skills.
  • You are especially attuned to spotting mistakes or inconsistencies in writing and external communications.
  • You have a knack for project management and a love for work plans and checklists.
  • You cringe at missed steps and you are the first to identify a typo or formatting error.

Skills

  • Precise, measurable, and specific statements defining the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and competencies Fellows are expected to attain.
  • 85% of Watson Institute Alumni use a skill they learned while in a Watson Institute-powered program up to 12 years later.

Benefits

  • The learning management system (LMS) that we use to deliver our programs is Google Classroom.
  • Activities should be designed to measure whether Fellows have understood the intended learning outcomes and are able to apply it directly to their venture.

Company info

  • As part of your role, we ask that Preceptors upload all of their materials in a timely manner to help us provide the best possible fellow-user experience.
  • As part of the Preceptor role, we ask that each Preceptor set aside 4 hours per module they teach to advise Fellows as part of the Mentorship component.
  • We are relying on you to help challenge, encourage, and guide Fellows as they navigate the complexities of creating social change and solving significant problems in the world.

This listing is sourced directly from Watson Institute's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.